Morning journal and courier., 1887-06-25
LEARY,S WORK DID TT.


His Pitching Wins tho Game For the
New Havens-He Pitches His Best
Game of the Season and the Cuban
Giants Cannot Hit Hfm-Burns Re.
markable Catch - The New Ravens
Play Good Ball-Weckbecker signed
by the HartfOrds Waterbury and
Hartford winners.
The New Ravens played a good game OF
ball yesterday and beat the Cuban Giants
second time, to 8. Leary pitched his best
game of the season, the Giants being able to
get but six clean hits, and two of these were
scratch hits. The work of Burns, Phalon and
Halpin was at times brilliant.
Whyte was very effective, but the hits off
him were punched in two or three places.
The six hundred people present said it was
| very pretty game. In the fifth inning the
manager of the Giants objected to something
that Umpire Billy Taylor said and words
| were passed. After that the New Ravens
had to fight fercely against ten men, for
Taylor wanted to be all right with the
Giants. Manager Kelly should have laid
Crowley off that he might have umpired and
then the Giants would not have bu1ldozed
the umpire. But whenever any of these
decisions favorable to the Giants were made,
GQ0y COulQ QOL QlC L6aTy Sd1oly. Lucy uleol
hard, however.
Troy in the first inning made base hit,
but died on second. The Giants also got a
man on first, but there he was left by Muir
phys beautiful running catch of foul, re-
firing the side.
In the second inning Halpin got to first on
Crowley being put out at second. He stole
second, and as Thomas threw wildly he start
ed for third. Malone, the center fielder, picked
the ball up, but threw wildly to third base
and Halpin scored the first run.
After two men were out and Holmes had
made base hit, stolen second and third,
Whyte hit to left field and Burns made one
of his most magnificent catches, retiring the
side.
Mellon got his base on balls in the next
inning. He stole second and then attempted
a neat dodge. He led off quite a distance
from that base and the catcher threw down
to second. Mellon made dash for third,
and would have reached it in safety had he
not fallen down. But he even then attempt
ed another trick when the ball was in the
third baseman's hands by passing between
his legs, but was caught.
The Giants got their first run in the third
inning on Troy's failure to pick up grounder
in time. Parage then stole second, third
and scored on put out.
The New Ravens rolled up three runs in
the fifth. Crowley got his base on balls,
went to second on Halpin's out at first, and
scored on Owens two Dagger. Murphy's
safe hit sent Owens home. On a wild pitch
Murphy reached second and started for third.
Thomas, the catcher, on recovering the ball,
threw widely to third, and Murphy made
daring attempt to reach home which he did
on Boyd's wild throw to the plate.
In this inning after two were QUE G. Will
liams hit safely, stole second. and scored on
single by Boyd, who stole second and third,
but died.
In the sixth Troy made two Dagger, went
to third on put out and scored on Crowley's
single, after two were out.
Holmes made single in the ninth, stole
around to third, and scored on Parago's sin
gle. Parago was thrown out at second, and
the game was ended.
The game was very exciting one, and
thoroughly enjoyable. Many said it was one
of the best games played at the park this
season. The Giants kept the spectators in
laughing mood by their funny coaching and
antics. The coaching of the New Ravens
was of very gentlemanly nature, and
marked improvement was shown.